Articles for Tag: "pediatrician"

Later school start times could improve teens’ health 
Later school start times could improve teens’ health
While experts say adolescents need to sleep later, making that happen isn’t easy.
Don’t ignore hypertension in kids, experts warn 
Don’t ignore hypertension in kids, experts warn
Monitoring blood pressure during adolescence could prevent heart problems later.
Tips to ease your child’s boredom  Featured
Tips to ease your child’s boredom
A pediatrician shares some fun activities her own children enjoy.
Kids’ healthy habits worsen over summer break 
Kids’ healthy habits worsen over summer break
With school out, children spend more time watching TV and eat more sugar, too.
5 tips to help your child take medication 
5 tips to help your child take medication
Researchers share methods on how parents can get their kids to consume pills and capsules more easily.
Powerful acne fighting tips for your teen 
Powerful acne fighting tips for your teen
Approximately 80 percent of teens in the U.S. get acne. Here are five tips that may help.
Fast food portion sizes aren’t getting smaller 
Fast food portion sizes aren’t getting smaller
Despite public health campaigns, sales of super-sized meals remains strong contributing to the obesity epidemic.